H-1B workers hit by layoffs face 60-day rule: What laid-off H-1B workers can do to legally stay in the US

Layoffs in the United States are on the rise, with several of the country’s leading tech businesses announcing job cuts. Many H-1B visa holders working in such technology and other non-tech companies may find themselves in the soup after losing their jobs.

Aizada Marat, Founder of Alma Immigration, in an X post writes, “For anyone on an H-1B affected by this, the clock starts immediately – you have 60 days from your last day of employment to secure a new H-1B employer, or to change to a different immigration status. And if your I-94 expires before the H-1B 60-day grace period window closes, your timeline could be even shorter.”